davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

Twenty-Five anil a half cents a day anu
find your paste.
And the political economists aud StatlS-
tici,us of England meet at Somerset House
and congratulate the working classes on
the chcapneSS Of trousers, blouSeS, cloth
coats. paiuteys' jackets, kuickerhOc%er suits
for the little ones, hats FOR their wives, pa
per bays tor their confectionery and lucittr
matches to light their pipes with.
But are these things cheap when you
know how they are made. They are made
nj the cost of the lives Of the people, ana
hence Garnet be cheap at any price. Hear
what another authority ON THIS subject,
Rev. Vim. Dawson. Of 81. Johns, Clukcn-
we'll. SAYS OF the people engaged at these
wages:
The people die prcmatureiy through
want and suilcring, aud their children de-
generate FROM generation To generation.
PeopIc who come here from the country.
line ~strappiug men and women though
they he, after living in poverty Tor a lew
years. give birth 10 children who never
reach their parents physique. The routine
Of nature is thus changed by suffering, Sor-
row and starvation. ,
In the course of the Fast End walks
investigated the condition OF the Splta!S'
field and Bethnal Green weaver, and rs
free trade has nearly eNterminated this
r~,.cuIiar race. / nave decided to devote tine
next letter To the subject and present some
sketches taken from lite.
ROBERT L. PORTEE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

courage the use of agriculture as a means
of relaxation in the South.
Tobacco is a strong, growing, herhaceouS
fuzzy animal, rising frequently tea heighth
Of six feet unless previously topped "
The only ornament WON bY the adult
tobacco plant is a large, Ihick-set worm,
which may be secured by unfolding him
between the leaves of Mr.. Webster's YER
hose dictionary and then deity closing the
volume.
On opening the book years afterward
the still features Of the worm may still De
detected.
Tobacco is not sold at the South by the
producer ut a regular price per pound, hnt
he uaulS ii into the warehouse, and when
there is a break or sale his tobacco Is sold
at auction, though sometimes 1t Is bought
at private sale. 49,,
The pinhooker is a peculiar feature OF the
private sale business. PinhOOkers work In
threes. Pinhooker A goes to the horny
handed producer and says: i VIII give
you $50 for your lot; tobacco Is falling Il
little to-day; ami | will not hold that offer
good more than an hour" The producer
refuses to accept the offer.
Pretty soon PinkhOOker L comes up 10
him and says: 'I'l offer you sos for your
lot if you give mt u reply soon. What do
You say?'
The planter gets a little scared over the
falling market, but refuses to sell. Then
c. comes in and offers $50 if accepted
promptly, and thenow thoroughly alarmed
| toller rushes around TO lind A and accept
his offer. But A says it is too late-the
market is too shaky. He then scourS the
premises tor Il, who reluctantly takes the
goods at about $l5 less than they are
worth.
This is another reason why the domain
of agriculture at the South is now rarely
invaded by the white
Tobacco is used in the preparation oil
snuff, fine-cut tobacco and plug tobacco.
Ii is frequently used also to flavor cigars,
and sometimes in the better grade OF
cigarettes.
The exports of tobacco frSm 1850 to 1919
! Increased from 6,il1, 25l in value to SIS
I5rT,S62. Ten years ago the internal rev
pnue from tobacco was nearly $4,000
600.
For years it has been a iayOrite amuSe-
mcnt on the part of the United States to
Jerk q few millions of revenue now and
then ont of that poor tobacco ag%riculturlSt
and sock the amount into the various aN-
euues where the great sausage grinder oil
government needed more means.
That is the reason why 50 many nickel
cigars are being sacrificed at the rate OF
two for a quarter.
Other information regarding the great
tobacco industry is liable to follow close
upon the heels Of this treatise.
RIII NNE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
BILL NYE
Contributes Ills Mite to the Tob"cco o"eS-
ton, hut by No Means Contributes To IL
ali His Might.

tiou, hut by No Means Contributes To IL
all His Might.
Boston GhA..
,sUryILLE. y. C., March 5-NO doubt
some of the finest favored smoking tobacco
in the world is grown in this region and
manufactured in this State. 1t Is n bright
and beautiful golden color, Us thin as It's
sue uaper, and smells well while in the act
of feeding itself to the devouring element.
TobaccO has been known to our race for
about four centuries, and during that time
il has made wonderful strides.
1t is sad to think Of the suffering that
existed throughout the length and breadth
Of the land before tobacco was discovered.
Tobacco is grown upOn the rich, red
bilsides of North Carolina and Virginia
by c of agriculture. The Venetian
red soil of the South has to he tertillzed
before It will raise much tobacco. The
hest fertilizer is the handiwOrk OF Signor
Guano of Peru, whose works are very popu-
lar in the South.
The soil il then tickled with the hoe,
and African humOrists who can amuse a
plantation in this way readily command a
salary of about s. per month.
Fertilizing is quite expensive, and 1t re
ouires a good crop TO get even on the years
exnepditures for labor, fertilizers, etc.
One.man | heard of the other day sold his
erou two weeks ago, and still lacked S4,S5
of having enough to pay off Mr.. Gnano.
Such things as these do much to dis
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

"
AMI now q word Ih'n' ANU -
Tins street ~ n'm'" "'tSr al T,rn,
Truman n lianHHiS' WHO ""u
1ih'0a' oil P'"n,'N 81, ~ - III
L.I. in ON MUS ""' NV ~, - =.
l3r'r great n.sT'EeN AZ - :, no
S''t "'"' "' '"'' 49, - Il mn
"""''' ~ /" - ""' -, -, sb,ps
A%'iN 'i lt"W'' ".' Tr;s,i .,
a.d beer shops l' '"N ,", ,,I
move Mr. ltlt,hoocN al" n''''ll y -
prevent Ms iT"n i'N'"E 80 I'll
InG the surrounding or
Ing We were STANDING on t"e" p:upslS, :,
course W" complied out 'onl'G"'r
work ma the P"'N 80 900, Srb-
hA'rIN th'S' n''' I.aT,L intsrior
S'I"e''tS -. - ,Is, nj snn,c
OF oac oi These -" s1"pE' "..b, Iii Of yirs
typ'rh c"''''''iS "',m NJ o,rr,rsbin
an" rue '"s" - ~,nrc,,+rrc nf
q, lA''e "'"7 II" - Fn,,I,nd
thS class 81 C,'I - md
Is = most PIu"'' ",.nt nd moi
sure 10 hiih- poI.Il'" P''.,' -,
luireIuently the hee"'Sv ~ tr
stone to the ftert%c. ~ NV
ton however, ShalI Spt'A
our walks thrOuS" i"S ESl I"'' -
her were VISITED where "oIne" '"u !Ue
gtTlS OF hiteen ana sixteen VIII 'haa
these drinking places ior nouns "lloS
he"T, porter Il gIn ana lhu"'S'uH !"
sorts OF rough talk anu So,he''l'sN III ~ a.
play oi the uGh 'iLH'''S
language gets too vie ana i""''
mald-Ior aS n rule women serve III III,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
One Experience OF Many.

one Experience Of Many.
Having experienced a great deal OF
''Trnuhle!' from indigestion, 50 much 80
that | came near losing my
Lac
My trouble always came after eaung any
food
However light,
And digrsiihlc.
For two or three hours ut n time had
to 20 through the most
Excruciatiug pains.
And the only way ! ever got
"Rrlicf.
Was by throwing up all my tomae
contained No one can conceive the
pains tina | had 10 - through, until
at LAST"
was taken, $50 that for three weeks
lay in bed AMI
Could eat nothing .
NY suftcrings were SO that ! called two
doctors IA give me something that wouid
stop the pam.
Their -ii0!ts wcfc no good Ia me-
A. last | heard n good deal
"Ahnut your Hop bitters |!
And determined 10 try them
Got a hottlc-in four hours ! took the
contents of
Oac , -
Next day | WAS out Of bed, aud have
not seen
''Sirk 80
Hour, from the S,Iuc cause, since.
have recommended il Ia hundreds OF
Others You have no such
"Alvccdtr ~ | am"
GUn kENuAlI. All'tnu, lIn>inn. Mass
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

First-The condition Of affairs which |
shall show exists in the East End Of Lon
don.
Sccond-Thc physical degeneration OF
the ~peoplc, which | shall prove by unde-
niahle facts has already begun in England,
aud will soon begin IN Our own c"untryI
we don't check the insane desire Tor cheap
ness.
In the East End I find large numbers Of
the population engaged in their single
rooms, in which whole families live and
work. in occupations, the pay for which is
insufficient Go keep body and soul together.
IN rooms almost destitute OF furniture, and
without a vestigc Of lire, women may he
seen by the thousand working twelve and
fourteen hours 4 day, for one shilling
TWENTY-FIVE cents In these deps vi mis-
rry Ifouud women making heavy trousers
for rayYisS. Each pair must be lined,
finished, hot-prcSsed, with two pockets aud
seventeen large bottoms. Ard what is the
NAY ? 2id. per pair. less than live cents.
found women making sacks ut 81. six
teen cents a turn" which it VAS asccr-
tanned means sixteen or eighteen hcavy
sacks. II is a hard days work to make Il
turn"
Painters Jackets are made in these
homes OF the poor Tor I'D. each. They
are OF Holland, with pockets, b]utton-holes
and all complete; and the price Is o. cents
each. II takes two days OF twelve hours
work to make three such jackets. Total
,prniuoS ior two days hard work PSI
cents.
Cloth coats are mad" in Bethnal Green
and Spitalsfirld, and throughout the East
End. :t 81. each, or T. cents. These coats
! have three packets each, provided with -
! wrll-ftted Hap; buttons and h"utt"n-hnirS
| m the trout: the whole neatly finished.
K~nirkrrborkcr suits are more rrmunera
tive. and / found one woman who was able
10 make, by working from ~ Ia. until l
q NJ, the munIIicCut sum oI 30 cents. she
WAS an expert.
Button-holc making ia paid tor at 81.
prr dozen. and when work is plenty $l.tO
| can be II ade per week. LINKING hats
with velvet at - cents each. realizes Is
| sd. 81 cents for hiteen hours work
| Rabbit pulling is another garnet industry.
''How much do you grt?' | sail 1" = We
man engaged in this occupation, one"i tn
most diSagrrrublr and unhealthy. "bn"
| shilling for sixty skins, wasth reply.
And il takes nearly two iayS to pail
/ this nuubrr. ~ cuttin" tiIe wood ~ t.
| - cents Der week can b" made. Match
| box making is paid lur at 2td. ~ cents
per aross. For this. tia" wood has to I've
| stained. sand papcr affixed and the worker
has to supply her own paste.
''IIow many can YOU make - day was
! asked a very expert
nv starting at daylight, sir, and w"k-
in- Till midnight, | can make five gross q
| DIV
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
FUN Halter
CHILD'S SKIN,
Ears and Scalp Covered with Ecze'
nations SeabS and Sores
Cured by Cuticura.

y v1it,le son AGED eight wears, has been at
Nj fiCied with Eczema Of the scalp, and al
Times A great pOuiOu Of the BODY, ever since NJ
was two wears old. IL began in his ears Gud eN'
tended To- hi Sralp, which became covered with
scahS and SORES, and trcm which = STICKY NUS
rOurcd out, causing intense Itching anu d'slaS,>
and leaving his hair matted and hicic% IN
derneath these SCRhS the skin was nav, IKE a
niece of lrytslcak. Gradually the hair came Out
and vas Destroyed, until but 4 small patch was
LEFT al the back Of the head. ny friends III Lca
holy know how my little boy suffered ~ hlghI
he wound scratch mis- head until his pillow. MAS
covered with blood. fused Ia tie his hands te-
hind him. and in many ways tried ~ prevent
his scratching, hut II was no Use, ne NOu1d
scratch. I took him Ia The hospital and 10 the
hast musicians in Peabody without Success.
About this time. som friends. who had been
cured by the CUrICURA REMEDIES, prcNaI'cu
uuou me 10 try them. | began 10 Use mem on
the 18TH uf January last In seven months eNc'y
particle Of the disease was renUvcd. Not "A SPOT
or scab remains on his scalp To tell the story Of
his suffering. His hair has returned, and - ih.rk
aud strong. and his Sralp aS sweet snd cicam ~
any Child'S In the world. | cannot say enough
Ia cNpreSS my gratitude TOR tins wonderful cure
bv the CUTICvHA REMEDIES. and wish all SINH
larly afflicted u know that my statement - tine
49, CHARLES MCKAY,
Oct. {. ISIS. Peabody. Mass
have seen Mr.. Mckay hoy when badly a.
trclel with the Eczema. He WaSH pittiiI sight
Ia look Al. ! know that he has triri uuT bel
physicians. and did all II father could do i"r a
suffering child, but awaited nothing. ! KNOW
thmt me statements he has made You ~ rrrarl>
the curing of his hoy hv your CurlCvEA kLhE'
DIE are tnIc in every particular.
WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY.
* Foster 81, Peabody. Mass,
Sold everywhere. Price: C~uticUra, % cents
CutiCura Soap. - cents: CutlCUrN RrsolvcNt. s".
Prepared by the roTTER DLrG ASp CHEMICAL
Co.. Boston.
Send Cor..UOw ,o Cure Sliu Diseases
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
* <
No. 5S2. An Enigma.

In outocway places aud tcnantlrsS spaces
ISukc establish my dwelling;
Nv ten root embraces silk h]UugiugS and laccS,
In strength and in beauty CNrclIiug.
| am watching and working behind my fine
curtain
To seize upon some carclSg ranger,
That coy amt uncertain. and tIutt'rinC and tlirt-
ing.
Soon comes to mc needless Of iauEc..
Then I tiptnc forth lightly i 10 things politely.
Not io Starilc the foolish young rover.
But my aim j. So slightly. and hold on 30 tightly,
That quickly H. struggles are over.
But the bosom of Alice is >tGrming my palace,
And I for my life must hr lying:
In vain all my SIllicS. my hope mo- more rallies
For ., ! am wounded AMI dying. :. +. 4.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

ne could easily imagine a condition of af-
fairs in a country where the government
would find il wise to ksep the people IN
ployed at almost any sacrifice. And en-
plOyed in remuneratiye industries. There
is much truth in this observation. 1t is
the one thing which the political econo-
mIsts of England ignore altogether. 1t
matters not, they say, whether the people
are employed or not, so long Us things are
cheap. lie matters not whether the Occu-
patiOnS OF the people are profitable or not,
so long as what they produce is cheap. 1t
matters not how the people live, nor how
much they earn ut industrial pursuits, 90
long rs the article they make is made
Cheaply.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
Listen 60 Your wife.

The Manchester GUARDIAN. June sth, lss, says:
At one Of the
windows
Looking on the woodland ways! Witt
clumus of rhododendrons and great masses
of Nav blossoms , There was
an interesting group.
II included one who had been n Cotton
spinner" but was now 80
Paralyzed J!
That he could only bear to lie in a re-
clining position.
This refers to my case
| was first Attacked twelve years ago
with sLncomoter Ataxy"
A psralytic disease OF nerve fibre rarely ever
cIred)
and was for several years barely abe to
get about
And for the last five years not able to
attend TO my business, although
MANY things have been done 'O' me
The lsSl experiment being Nerve NtetchinS.
Two years seo I was voted into the
Home for l~ucnrables! Near Manches
ter, in May, lSSi.
nm no "~adyocate;" For anything IN
the shape of patent Medicines?
And made many objections TO my dear
wiie's constant urging TO try Hop Bl''eIs
but finally to paciiy her
Consented (! !
| had not quite finished the first bottle
when ! felt a change come over me. ms
SATURDAY.. November ID. On Sunday
morning | tclt ~ strong l said to my room
companions, IL was sure could
Walk
So started across the floor n hack.
hardly knew how 10 contain myself ~as
all over Ia, hnUSN. am gaining Ircngih cach
day. and can walk quite safe without any
stick 20
or support
am now at nv own house, AMI hope soon 10
ls able 10 earn my own living again. ! have
been a member of the Manchester
Royal Exchange
For nearly thirty years, and was mod heartily
congratulated on going in the nom On Thar~isy
last. Nery gratefully yourS
MANCuETER, (Eng.l Dec II, l>Si
Two years later am perfectly well.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
No. 5aS.-Comccaicd Fish.


Last week in company with some lti! friends,
| paid a visit Ia "a tine garden iu Mississippi, kept
by a wealthy planter. ". s. iIarkin~. lh" lIiIr>
had PASSES. but On" rItr keeper charged us a
>uull trc. saving That their ,"Ir at Laws forbade
the free admission eft y one. We .pyut some
huut> m the beautiful park, with it, ]gravclci
walks and carpet al sull green gru>>. The sole
nuly SpcrInru uf IuuIngy IN the grounds was
"a >warthy Suauilul, whu occupied uccll devoted
To the sale uI u%Irulivs. almonds. iE~, etc. ON our
return We took a cab a> soon - Wr left the park.
Presently Mis- e. T. l;vIm lu>l her rim" uIt Ot ,h"
carriage window. The driver WIS imrlurcd Ia
stop. but hc replied that h. must urg" on his
horses ar Ne Woull lui,S our train. Not" It'll
Standing ia, heat wa> melting. ~ all agreed
that the trip was a most enjoyable one.
TEpt
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

Christian companions, has been powerless
as elsewhere. The only victory that 1t
has gained over the toilet OF the Turkish
women pertains 10 footwear. There are
but few women of the lower classes that
wear yellow Turkish slippers on the street
Most of them imprison their little feet IN
graceful and quite civilized slippers, n
even in high Partisan shoes with pointed
toes and high heels
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
SPHINX KNOTS.
Anycommunication for t~hISderartment should
be adlrrSScd t OF. K. CHADRoURS. LewistOwn, Me.
No. 5@6.-An Anngrnm.

w -"
As i'm deep thought | walked along,
Duc still night. through u lonely glen,
| softly unnamed some bit ui song.
Which Brought the old days back again.
when suddenly deep, huarc sound
Broke i'm upon the solitude,
Which made m" Sturt AMI look around,
And reused me from my drosmy mood.
P.r,hyl ON the lead limb of n tree,
lghmriug upward could tr>cry
Tn. nrf Which bad 50 startled me
with Who. whO-uu"' the dismal cry!
CHARLES [. lluUSTuS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29


~,.,.f,,s i.boriug classes We're, as 4
r.,r..j whole families in single
,r ,yh,rn they were obliged to pay
o,,.fnh to o~ur-tourth (; thelr entire
..,,r.~. uar step lower than the class
NH. r, command uu wages, which rarely
.lS,aw week, I ind . class numbering
t..tr.fs rf thousands, who are dependent
...,, minor industries ard ccmmon labor
.t lilly hrpsd. The condition in
Dot TUT" -rrr,ssa dusrrip-
Winch these i''P' -
tn1. Nrro'1H''''" ~ NY "'"
v- Arthur lIlrarnrN, 1 maze an eNP'"-
.,fislSi.Il and BALnal Green,
Ill r'fis j. t& neiuhboy-
100 %. ''' A.
rnrl which stirred WAITER "eN''' ~
Inns .u,r,~ with a purpose, m when
,r,Dbi,.lly piturrd the
%. H. nj ,bs
wgr''.s'' ,
wurl.us people. u '"n'"''""'S "
,-.s -...,u. numbering, ~ have shown,
-..uf,.. ffy, i'm a mental and moral
''' ~. .L;lfr.p ,Jo NOT know how
l"I' ""'''
% i"'s' '"' ,,
ra. oaly foam Of enjoyment known tothe
..r.-., Yu extra bite added Ia their
u.L,..l D,sni,ipg vice.
"rtN '"' ''''
- ,Hg honest I"'N must ''"l "' WI"
r,ri.f q, l,, iu Tire Slme houses WIN the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
Nh.

You'll find on" bnp upon the field ct hattie;
ynrII lind ogr hrn things in the huu,rwiic'S
basket: yuu'l find OHC-'rO thiui~ in a cuhhlrr ,
.unirr." IN, ,ro arr trD uHl' Vat when "H. are
hrO they arr one trD- one hCo cant be- ""c'go.
y Rrps
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
No. ia Eiddle.

I'm a bottle small or great,
\. Webster will S~ul~luut.alr:
VA instrument also. am t"ii,
Which sweet music doth unfold
IN also tell yuu. IL ynu wish,
I'm a place tor holding fish.
I z. BIL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
THE EAST END
,,,poy EXPLORED BY Mr. PORTER AND
u '' MS ARTISTIC FRIEND.
r,s impossible in Such an Atmosphere
N- g.r, Boms O,capsd By Vice and the Back
P,ns Rv Poor Honest Rlk-Aar-
rage No; Fashionable
copyrighted
s.sage cf tee SUndgysRGgitsr.
>''- LONDON, May 2l.

HE preceding
letter gave the
readers OF the
RE ISTER
some idea of
the extent OF
the poorer
quarters OF
London. Ii
was found that
n sluins Of
eN-
through
greater
part Of this
aTgrega-
of human
,fv and TINT
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

No. 53O.-w" Call II What
~ down The stream in ska ! ,i,'r,
My cyc- ou beauty ginailuw.
An object comes within my N'vN,
Uppu the water iluulIHs.
We call 10 what I'm insect small
Iuiucd 10 au insect smaller.
The lurmcr lightly mnvr>uu wings
the luttlvr l. a "CyHWl,r.
g.. +. FAIR.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29

NIPPLES, Blackhcais, skin Blcm.shcS, and
rim Baby Humur>. Use CUTICURA SCAT.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
send ror"How 10 Cure Slain Diseases

Sold everywhere. Price: CuticUra, % Ccnt,;
CutiCura Soap, - cents: Cut.CUr0 RCsolvCnt. sih
Prepared by the roTTER DEuG ASp CHEMICAL
Boston.
Western cyclone., 1887-06-10

ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ, june - n
,.,I-.o,, Shot ami killed Peter Frazier yester-
80 The tragedy was the result Of a quar-
u"S as ION Years standing. when both men
80 -, - ,ix-inG in Texas Frazier sold bunch
~ oattIa to Jackson and said he received III
"a ,o,Intarfeit money, and he demanded a
l"s - ~of the stock. Jackson denied the
nd accused Frazier of swind!ng and
CAM ,i in counterfeit money, of which
oedl.lI7 ti'5 Erover was convicted and served five
clai +bo nonitpntiarv. On being releases.
years IA ~ - :, New Mexico, where he came an
ne ~ ~ With jackson, and for years taeE
GonSihS COW, baen watching Tor each other.